Hyporthodus

Hyporthodus
Hyporthodus nigritus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Hyporthodus
Gill, 1861
Type species
Hyporthodus flavicauda
Gill, 1861
Synonyms
  • Schistorus Gill, 1862
  • Serrihastaperca Fowler, 1944

Hyporthodus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It contains the following species, most of which were previously placed in Epinephelus:

  • Hyporthodus griseofasciatus Moore, Wakefield, DiBattista & Newman, 2022

A molecular analysis has shown that most species of Hyporthodus can be identified on the basis of COI barcoding sequences.